Week 16, 2021

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Buffalo Bills	0	3	7	7	-	17
Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:21 ATL - Robert Whiting 26 field goal
2Q: 13:21 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 43 field goal
2Q: 00:37 ATL - Robert Whiting 35 field goal
3Q: 04:56 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 15 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:47 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Phillip Rotzell 3 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:21 ATL - Robert Whiting 26 field goal
2Q: 13:21 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 43 field goal
2Q: 00:37 ATL - Robert Whiting 35 field goal
3Q: 04:56 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 15 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:47 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 run (Robert Whiting extra point)
4Q: 11:18 BUF - Phillip Rotzell 3 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)

Team Statistics BUF ATL
Record 10-5 7-8
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 353 309
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 5.60 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 118 64
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 3.93 2.78
Net Passing Yards 235 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 2 34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 11/59 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/24 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 27
Time of Possession 36:12 23:48

Team Statistics	BUF	ATL
Record	10-5	7-8
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	353	309
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	5.60	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	118	64
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	3.93	2.78
Net Passing Yards	235	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 2	34 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	11/59	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/24	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 27
Time of Possession	36:12	23:48

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:12	OWN 37	7	28	Interception
1	9:32	0:46	OPP 40	3	-3	Punt
1	3:15	5:00	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
2	11:56	2:09	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
2	7:19	3:39	OWN 29	6	29	Punt
2	2:09	0:09	OWN 21	1	0	Interception
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 10	1	0	Half
3	13:22	8:32	OWN 8	15	92	Touchdown
4	14:37	3:28	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
4	8:03	5:26	OWN 20	7	40	Missed FG
4	1:55	1:45	OWN 45	3	4	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:48	1:16	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	8:46	5:31	OWN 20	11	71	Field Goal
2	13:15	1:19	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	9:47	2:28	OWN 14	4	19	Punt
2	3:40	1:31	OWN 20	5	51	Interception
2	2:00	1:30	OWN 48	6	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	4:50	5:13	OWN 31	13	69	Touchdown
4	11:09	3:06	OWN 28	5	15	Punt
4	2:37	0:42	OWN 47	4	8	Downs
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 18	2	40	Game

Game MVP: Gabe Blasingame, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	19	61	3.21	15	3	1
Kenneth Hopper	6	18	3.00	11	1	0
Phillip Rotzell	4	39	9.75	18	2	1
Marshall Quaccia	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zach Huffman	11	50	4.55	11	3	1
Les Fincher	10	7	0.70	3	0	0
David Raymond	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	33	24	235	0/0	0	45	2	67.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Raymond	34	18	251	1/6	0	40	1	64.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Levon Givens	5	8	37	7.40	6	14
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	4	43	10.75	21	13
WR Irv Buckner	3	5	18	6.00	9	12
FB Marshall Quaccia	3	3	26	8.67	6	17
WR Colin Saenz	2	4	13	6.50	6	7
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	18	9.00	6	9
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	13	6.50	0	10
TE Kendall Carswell	2	3	53	26.50	41	45
WR J.B. Barrere	1	2	14	14.00	0	14

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Don Dotson	5	6	59	11.80	7	23
WR Al Klone	4	9	43	10.75	7	17
WR Shawn Hartman	3	5	77	25.67	2	40
WR Jamie Marx	2	3	40	20.00	9	24
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Jermichael Finley	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
FB Les Fincher	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Harris Bruce	1	3	18	18.00	0	18
TE Lester Allen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ted McGregor	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ronnie Polidixon	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Barry Blackburn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Shawn Nelson	1	0
Phillip Rotzell	1	0
Gabe Blasingame	0	1
Kendall Carswell	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Pete Ripple	0	0	1	0
Tom Zhao	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	4	167	41.8	30.3	43	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	241	48.2	39.4	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Robert Whiting	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Allen	3	24	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie Marx	1	6	6.0	0
Darrin Knight	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Gorton	2	51	25.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Knight	3	79	26.3	0
Ronnie Polidixon	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Thomas Lang	6	1	0.0	15	23
ILB Bryan Covington	6	0	0.0	14	19
CB Benjamin King	5	0	0.0	13	27
DT Ray Cochrane	4	1	0.0	20	16
S Jamie Allen	3	2	0.0	17	26
DT Everett Kinsella	3	0	0.0	14	27
DE Carlton OBrien	2	0	1.0	18	29
CB Curtis Ackerman	2	2	0.0	10	26
S Roosevelt Webster	2	1	0.0	19	27
CB Mark Hall	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Chris Long	1	1	0.0	13	22
S Ted McGregor	1	1	0.0	5	15
WR Levon Givens	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon	1	0	0.0	7	4
QB Phillip Rotzell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Steven Montgomery	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0.0	10	18
S Harvey Keith	1	0	0.0	7	17
CB Craig Gorton	0	1	0.0	18	19
OLB R.J. Lucas	0	1	0.0	9	15

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald McRath	7	2	0.0	22	28
DT J.J. Wirthel	7	0	0.0	21	27
S Pete Ripple	6	0	0.0	13	26
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0.0	22	27
DT Dennis Johnston	4	0	0.0	13	22
S Tom Zhao	3	4	0.0	18	28
ILB Damon Ramirez	3	1	0.0	16	10
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	0.0	24	31
OLB Jason Phillips	2	2	0.0	16	13
OLB Barry Blackburn	2	1	0.0	6	15
DT Louis Humphrey	2	1	0.0	9	6
CB Travis Gerak	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Irving Poliska	2	0	0.0	23	29
DE Kirk Laws	2	0	0.0	10	2
DT Sedrick Blades	1	0	0.0	9	2
S Tyvon Branch	1	0	0.0	20	12
DE Jason Lynch	1	0	0.0	21	23
WR Al Klone	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlton OBrien	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Ray Cochrane	0.0	2	0	0	16
DE Chris Long	0.0	1	3	1	22
DT Everett Kinsella	0.0	1	0	0	27
S Jamie Allen	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Steven Montgomery	0.0	0	1	0	13

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Kinney	1	0	0	10
DE Chuck Ward	0	1	1	31
DT J.J. Wirthel	0	0	1	27
DT Dennis Johnston	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Thomas Lang	5	0	0	23
CB Benjamin King	3	0	0	27
CB Curtis Ackerman	2	1	0	26
S Roosevelt Webster	1	1	0	27
S Harvey Keith	1	1	0	17
S Ted McGregor	1	0	1	15
DT Everett Kinsella	1	0	0	27
OLB Dwayne Abeykoon	1	0	0	4
ILB Bryan Covington	1	0	0	19
S Jamie Allen	1	0	0	26
CB Mark Hall	1	0	0	12
CB Craig Gorton	0	1	0	19

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Pete Ripple	4	0	0	26
OLB Gerald McRath	4	0	0	28
CB Ronnie Polidixon	3	0	1	31
DT Dennis Johnston	3	0	0	22
OLB Barry Blackburn	2	1	1	15
CB Travis Gerak	2	0	0	14
S Broderick Stephenson	2	0	0	27
CB Irving Poliska	1	1	0	29
ILB Damon Ramirez	1	0	0	10
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0	28
OLB Jason Phillips	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marshall Quaccia	2	3	1	15	16
Graham Casher	1	7	0	14	16
Jorge Lynn	1	5	0	25	29
Louis Vasquez	1	3	0	26	31
Branden Albert	0	6	0	28	30
Neil Clark	0	1	0	23	21
Jimmy Concepcion	0	1	0	9	10

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	3	1	23	0	32
Keith DiMillo	1	6	0	23	0	35
Kelly Fortier	1	4	0	18	0	27
Sam Kovarik	1	3	0	15	0	29
Teddy Reeve	1	1	0	8	0	6
Henry Emmons	0	2	0	5	1	8
Harvey Ancheta	0	2	0	19	0	28
Luther Giba	0	1	0	4	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Keith	2	11
Gilbert Maioriello	1	14
R.J. Lucas	1	10
Toby Swanger	1	7
Jorge Lynn	1	3

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Zach Huffman	2	6
Tom Zhao	1	12
Harris Bruce	1	12
Teddy Reeve	1	7

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Branden Albert	28	30	---	---	6	64
Phillip Rotzell	30	33	---	---	---	63
Louis Vasquez	26	31	---	---	1	58
Jorge Lynn	25	29	---	---	3	57
Kendall Carswell	26	23	---	---	6	55
Michael Oher	25	28	---	---	---	53
Jamie Allen	---	---	17	26	8	51
Neil Clark	23	21	---	---	6	50
Gabe Blasingame	23	27	---	---	---	50
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	19	27	4	50
Carlton OBrien	---	---	18	29	2	49
Colin Saenz	18	26	---	---	2	46
Everett Kinsella	---	---	14	27	4	45
Craig Gorton	---	---	18	19	7	44
Benjamin King	---	---	13	27	3	43
Thomas Lang	---	---	15	23	4	42
Irv Buckner	22	19	---	---	---	41
Marshall Quaccia	15	16	---	---	9	40
Ray Cochrane	---	---	20	16	2	38
Chris Long	---	---	13	22	2	37
Bryan Covington	---	---	14	19	4	37
Levon Givens	13	23	---	---	---	36
Graham Casher	14	16	---	---	6	36
Curtis Ackerman	---	---	10	26	---	36
Harvey Keith	---	---	7	17	11	35
R.J. Lucas	---	---	9	15	10	34
Mark Hall	---	---	13	12	8	33
Lee Ethridge	---	---	8	12	12	32
Shawn Nelson	12	6	---	---	12	30
Teddy Richard	---	---	10	18	1	29
J.B. Barrere	7	9	---	---	12	28
Kenneth Hopper	7	6	---	---	14	27
Ted McGregor	---	---	5	15	6	26
Gilbert Maioriello	5	5	---	---	14	24
Jimmy Concepcion	9	10	---	---	5	24
Steven Montgomery	---	---	10	13	1	24
Toby Swanger	---	---	5	9	7	21
Mark Fredrickson	---	---	5	7	7	19
Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	5	---	---	10	17
Dwayne Abeykoon	---	---	7	4	4	15
Brant Linquist	---	---	3	2	2	7
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fernando Mathews	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	2	2
Will Stock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Polidixon	---	---	24	31	14	69
Keith DiMillo	23	35	---	---	7	65
Mike Pollak	23	32	---	---	3	58
Tom Zhao	---	---	18	28	12	58
David Raymond	23	35	---	---	---	58
Chuck Ward	---	---	21	31	3	55
Gerald McRath	---	---	22	28	4	54
Irving Poliska	---	---	23	29	1	53
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	22	27	3	52
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	21	27	1	49
Lester Allen	17	17	---	---	14	48
Jamie Marx	12	23	---	---	13	48
Al Klone	15	24	---	---	9	48
Jason Lynch	---	---	21	23	3	47
Harvey Ancheta	19	28	---	---	---	47
Kelly Fortier	18	27	---	---	1	46
Jermichael Finley	17	19	---	---	10	46
Sam Kovarik	15	29	---	---	---	44
Zach Huffman	14	21	---	---	6	41
Les Fincher	16	13	---	---	12	41
Pete Ripple	---	---	13	26	1	40
Travis Gerak	---	---	16	14	9	39
Dennis Johnston	---	---	13	22	2	37
Damon Ramirez	---	---	16	10	9	35
Don Dotson	9	26	---	---	---	35
Jason Phillips	---	---	16	13	5	34
Tyvon Branch	---	---	20	12	1	33
Shawn Hartman	11	19	---	---	---	30
Harris Bruce	4	13	---	---	12	29
Shawn Crable	---	---	15	5	5	25
Barry Blackburn	---	---	6	15	---	21
Kelvin Kinney	---	---	9	10	2	21
Teddy Reeve	8	6	---	---	7	21
Henry Emmons	5	8	---	---	7	20
Emmanuel Arnold	0	0	---	---	19	19
Louis Humphrey	---	---	9	6	1	16
Darrin Knight	---	---	6	2	7	15
Sedrick Blades	---	---	9	2	3	14
Kirk Laws	---	---	10	2	2	14
Luther Giba	4	7	---	---	---	11
Bobby Correa	0	3	---	---	7	10
Robert Whiting	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scottie Garrett	---	---	0	0	3	3
Charles Stephens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lorenzo McKnight	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	23	102	4.4
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	10	21	2.1
Right	11	41	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	33	24	1	2	1	2	1	3	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Raymond	34	18	5	1	1	4	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	24	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	183	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	28	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	-7	-2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	58	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	49	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	151	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levon Givens	8	5	0	37	0	23
WR Irv Buckner	5	3	1	18	0	19
WR Colin Saenz	4	2	0	13	0	26
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	4	0	43	0	27
FB Marshall Quaccia	3	3	0	26	0	16
TE Kendall Carswell	3	2	0	53	1	23
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	0	18	0	5
WR J.B. Barrere	2	1	0	14	0	9
TE Shawn Nelson	2	2	0	13	0	6

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Klone	9	4	0	43	0	24
WR Don Dotson	6	5	0	59	2	26
WR Shawn Hartman	5	3	0	77	2	19
TE Jermichael Finley	3	1	0	11	0	19
WR Jamie Marx	3	2	1	40	1	23
WR Harris Bruce	3	1	0	18	0	13
TE Lester Allen	2	0	0	0	0	17
FB Les Fincher	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0	-4	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	2	19	9.50	3.21
Phillip Rotzell	1	3	3.00	9.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	2	1	0.50	4.55
Les Fincher	1	0	0.00	0.70
David Raymond	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Raymond	6	1	5	0.83	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lester Allen	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Al Klone	2	1	5	2.50	4.78
TE Jermichael Finley	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Shawn Hartman	1	0	0	0.00	15.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Hopper	1	0
Phillip Rotzell	1	1
Gabe Blasingame	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	2	1
Les Fincher	1	0
David Raymond	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	10	6	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Raymond	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levon Givens	2	0	0
WR Jeffrey Rodriguez	2	2	2
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	0
WR Irv Buckner	1	1	1
WR J.B. Barrere	1	0	0
TE Shawn Nelson	1	1	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1
TE Kendall Carswell	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Al Klone	4	3	1
TE Lester Allen	1	0	0
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	0
WR Shawn Hartman	1	1	1
WR Don Dotson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (22,200)
End Zone 14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (22,200)
End Zone	14,200 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,000)